Welcome to Penn Minerals!

Our Mission

bulletTo offer you the finest in Rocks, Minerals and Fossils from the Great State of Pennsylvania!
bulletTo keep you updated on productive collecting sites that are accessible to the general public.
bulletTo maintain a complete list of Rock and Mineral Clubs in PA to help you enjoy Rockhounding!

Update!

bulletWe have updated our Museum pages dedicated to classic and contemporary minerals from the state of Pennsylvania.  Anything missing?  Send us your suggestions on what we should include!
 

 

 

MATRIX

A JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF MINERALS

We are very pleased to offer MATRIX, Volume 1 through Volume 12, Number 1.  

Single Issue Price Volumes One and Two - $5.00 plus postage
Single Issue Price Volumes Three through Twelve - $7.50 plus postage
Set without South Carolina Issue - $250.00 postage included (US only)



South Carolina V5N1 Issue Sold Out!
South Dakota V10N2 Issue Available in Partial Set Only!

 

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for a complete listing of all issues including a table of contents for each issue

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to go directly to the ORDER MATRIX page with a complete list including prices

 

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 In Memoriam Links Page MATRIX Articles The Show Page! Club Page Collecting Museum

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Here's What's in the Library!  

bulletNew Book now Available!  
Time Walk, A Journey through Time in Adams, Lancaster and York Counties, PA by Jeri L.Jones, 
Illuistrations by Teanna L. Byerts.  See the press release in our Library Section.
bulletPlease read Mineralizing in Germantown: An Avid Pursuit in an Earlier Era written by the late Jay Lininger.  It is an engrossing article about the early days of Pennsylvania mineralogy and mineral collecting in the Philadelphia area.  It is must reading for all, amateur and expert alike! 
bulletJay also wrote a six part article on the history of Pennsylvania Mineralogy entitled Chronicles of Central Pennsylvania Mineralogy.  If you haven't read the articles yet, now is a great time to start!
 

Show Alert!

For a complete listing of upcoming shows in Pennsylvania 
visit our Show Page!

Pennsylvania Rock Clubs!

bulletVisit the Club Page for an extensive listings of a Rock, Mineral, Lapidary or Pale-ontological Club Near You!
bulletNot Listed on our Rock Clubs Page?  Please visit the Club Page and fill out the information form provided!  
We are waiting to hear from You!

Other News!

bulletOur Collecting Page is now on-line!  We hope that everyone will take the time to tell us about their favorite locality in PA, 
so that we may share it with others!   Please stop in and enjoy!

Call for Pennsylvania Minerals

bulletWe are in need of Pennsylvania Mineral Specimens!  We will buy or trade individual specimens or entire collections.  
If you have minerals from Pennsylvania that you wish to trade or sell please contact us.

Contact Information

bulletPlease send your comments and suggestions to Steve Carter
at the following:
        Telephone
570-342-3193
        FAX
570-342-2992
        Postal address
943 Sanderson Avenue, Scranton, PA  18509
Email address
Please email Steve using "scarter" at our domain name pennminerals.com 
       

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